Tomlinson Ward 6 BOSC nomination receives aldermanic support

By: Andrew Sylvia

Outlets: Manchester InkLink

Published: October 22, 2026

Words: 692

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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MANCHESTER, N.H. – For the second straight meeting, the Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen accepted a nomination for a Board of School Committee vacancy that violated what had been seen an unspoken Aldermanic tradition stretching back for decades.

In a 9-4 vote, the board selected Shirley Tomlinson over Chastice Cochiarella to fill the vacancy in Ward 6 on the Manchester Board of School Committee (BOSC) left by the resignation of Dan Bergeron.

Cochiarella against Bergeron …

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